Johann Jacobi von Wallhausen

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Title page Archiley war art
with portrait, Hanau 1617

Johann Jacobi von Wallhausen (* around 1580; † 1627) was a German military writer. His original name was Johann Jacobi , to which his place of birth was then added.

Life

Johann Jacobi was born in Wallhausen (near Bad Kreuznach) around 1580 .

Little is known about his life. He probably became a soldier in the Netherlands and then entered the service of the city of Danzig , where he was promoted to " Obristwachtmeister and captain " and became known for his first works. With one on 13 February 1617 with Johann VII. Of Nassau-Siegen concluded contract , he was the head of the military academy in victories , the first in Europe . This activity was short-lived, however, because on July 20 of the same year he reported to the Count that "food worries" had prompted him to enter the service of Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg , Elector of Mainz.

He advised Prince Moritz of Orange , who introduced the drill regulations developed by Wallhausen in the united army of the Dutch provinces.

Fonts

Johann Jacobi von Wallhausen planned the publication of a six-part compendium of war sciences with the subjects infantry , cavalry , artillery , tactics , fortress construction and naval warfare . However, he did not complete it.

The works in detail:

  • Fireworks, in which different tricks and secreta are taught , appeared in Erfurt in 1614
  • ABC of the soldiers z. F. , published 1615 in Frankfurt am Main
  • The art of war on foot, for the greatest benefit and best, not only for all arriving soldiers, but also for training a common country folk and committee in principalities and places , published in Oppenheim in 1615 (2nd edition as early as 1630 in Frankfurt am Main)
  • Art of war on horseback. In it are taught the initia and fundamenta the cavalry, all four Theylen: as Lantzierers , Kührissieriers , carabiners and Dragoons , which is required by every Theyl what can prästiren they sampt their Exercitia. Newe nice invitations of several batailen with the Cavallery in the work. With illustrated evidence of what is important in the noble arts of war and their splendor over all art and sciences , published in Frankfurt am Main in 1616 (2nd edition already 1634 there)
  • Archiley art of war, in which the initia and fundamenta of this noble art of war are taught and supported / Before this never so compediosè, methodicè, diludicè and rectò given on a day. Instructed and described with beautiful copper sticks perfecte , published 1617 in Hanau (2nd edition already 1634 ibid)
The second planned part about the fireworks no longer appeared. Von Wallhausen stopped publishing the compendium and created a systematic manual for it, the
  • Corpus militare, in which today's warlike nature is understood and represented in a perfect and absolute idea. Everything in certain praefecta polemica neatly written with each theyl attached to his war maxims, observationibus, regulis axiomatis and very artificial war tabulas , published 1617 in Hanau (2nd edition already 1625 in Frankfurt am Main)
  • Artificial Picquen plot , published in Hanau in 1617
  • Romanesque war art , published in Frankfurt am Main in 1616
This work was originally intended to be an illustrated representation of the training of Roman soldiers, but only includes the training of the individual man. However, it contains a text translated into German by the excellent martial arts teacher Flavius ​​Vegetius .
  • Militaris politicus , published in Frankfurt am Main in 1617
  • Camera militaris or war art treasury, in which all kinds of war stratagemata on water and land from the beginning of the world bit on Caesarem Augustism, to be used today , published 1621 in Frankfurt am Main.
  • Defensio patriae or land rescue. It shows 1) How each and every one in worthy Christendom are to employ potentates, rulers, places and communes for their and their subjects' salvation and protection. 2) The Modus belligerande, many hundred years ago , published in Frankfurt am Main in 1621, contains instructions for national defense through the mobilization of all subjects fit for military service (an important source work on the entourage, customs and discipline of the armies of the 30-year war).

Many of these works have been translated several times.

literature

Web links

Commons : Johann Jacob von Wallhausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ according to other sources born in Holland

See also

personal data
SURNAME Jacobi von Wallhausen, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jacobi, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German military writer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1580
PLACE OF BIRTH Wallhausen (helmets) or Holland
DATE OF DEATH 1627